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New Zealand is thinking about introducing a
tax to help the environment. It wants farmers to pay tax on the
of farm animals they have. Sheep, cows and other
create a lot of methane. This is
of the most damaging greenhouse gases. It is a big
of climate change. Animals release methane every
they burp or fart. The "burp tax" would take
in 2025. New Zealand has over 20,000 farms. There are around 26 million sheep, 4 million cows and other animals in the
. James Shaw, New Zealand's climate change minister, said: "There is no
that we need to cut the amount of methane we are putting into the
."
